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Angie Dickinson (born September 30 , 1931 ) is the former, popular Runner-up in the 1953 Miss America Beauty Pageant , and a legendary American Television and Film Actress who co-starred in ''Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend'' and ''The Art of Love'' with James Garner , and '' Ocean's Eleven '' with her ex-boyfriend Frank Sinatra . In addition, she is probably best-known for her role as Sgt. Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson on the popular 1970 s Crime Drama , '' Police Woman ''. She later won the Saturn Award in 1981 for her role as Kate Miller in '' Dressed To Kill ''. EARLY LIFE The daughter of a small-town newspaper publisher, Dickinson was born Angeline Brown , the older of two sisters, in Kulm , North Dakota , to parents Frederica & Leo H. Brown. For being a cutie pie at a very young age, her first job was to sell Hershey's Kisses for five cents, so her younger siblings could buy ice cream cones. Despite having been the peaches and cream girl, her father was an alcoholic, so her family moved to Burbank , California in 1942 , when little Angie was only 11, and had been raised there ever since. Before attending Bellamarine Jefferson High School , she was already a teen beauty and won the '''Sixth Annual Bill of Rights Contest''' late in 1946 . She was also popular with her class, and by 1947 , she graduated from high school and became even sexier than ever, at only 15. At the same time, she was also looking for a job. Prior to attending Glendale Community College and before transferring to Immaculate Heart College, she took on a job working as a secretary at the Burbank Airport's (now Bob Hope Airport ) parts factory from 1950 to late 1952. In 1953 , she qualified for a Beauty Pageant contest, just in time, and was placed second. The following year, she also graduated from Immaculate Heart College with a degree in Business . She was originally intending to be a writer, having grown up with a publishing father, but there had already been a change of plan for this future beauty. When the happy-go-lucky lady married a football player, she decided that the name change that Angie would use in order for her to become a professional actress, from Brown to Dickinson, was the most important thing for her to do. That same year, Angie Dickinson was also approached by NBC to guest-star in a number of variety shows, including ''The Colgate Comedy Hour'', and became a member of the '' Rat Pack '', where she worked with longtime companion, Frank Sinatra . The two would soon later star in Dickinson's, '' Ocean's Eleven ''. She would remain on good terms with Ol' Blue Eyes until Sinatra's death in the Spring of 1998 . YOUNGER BEAUTIFUL CHARACTER ACTRESS After being the popular Runner-up in the Miss America pageant, and for making her name well-known on the big screen, Dickinson became one of the more versatile, popular and younger leading Character Actors of the 1950 s and 1960 s, having to Guest - Star in dozens of TV series. On New Year's Eve 1954 , she made her acting debut on an episode of '' Death Valley Days ''. This part led to other roles such as, ''Buffalo Bill Jr'', eight episodes of ''Matinee Theatre'', '' General Electric Theater '', '' The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp '', ''Broken Arrow'', '' Gunsmoke '', '' Cheyenne '', ''Meet McGraw'', ''The Restless Gun'', '' Perry Mason '', '' Mike Hammer '', '' Wagon Train '', '' Men Into Space '', among many others. In 1965 , she had a recurring role as Carol Tredman on '' Dr. Kildare '', so Dickinson was also a household word to many viewers. SEXY 1950S AND 1960S MOVIE BEAUTY Though Dickinson enjoyed a very popular movie career for nearly 2 decades, she didn't win or get nominated for any Oscars in any of her roles. She had small roles starting with ''Lucky Me'' (1954), ''The Return of Jack Slade'' (1955), ''Man with the Gun'' (1955), and ''Hidden Guns'' (1956), and many other limited roles. She had her first starring role with ''Gun the Man Down'' (1956), and her career had skyrocketed from there, making her one of Hollywood 's Sex Symbols . She also starred in B moives, mostly Westerns , beginning with ''Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend'' (1957), where she got to work on-screen with a legendary actor James Garner , from which she gained more respect. In another Western , '' Rio Bravo '' (1959), she played a party woman who gets locked up by the Sheriff. As the 1960 s were approaching, and before she became a blonde, she starred in dozens of movies, making her the leading lady of the decade, starting with ''The Bramble Bush'' (1960), '' Ocean's Eleven '' (1960) with Frank Sinatra , ''A Fever in the Blood'' (1961), ''The Sins of Rachel Cade'' (1961), ''Rome Adventure'' also known as ''Lovers Must Learn'' (1962). In ''Jessica'' (1962), she played the clean-cut woman who has an Italian heritage. She was also co-starred in ''The Art of Love'' (1965), where she played the love interest of both Dick Van Dyke and James Garner , where they were reunited. She also enjoyed a string of movies during the 1960 s and 1970 s, with ''The Last Challenge'' (1967), ''Some Kind of Nut'' (1967), where she played Fred's wife. She starred in another Western , ''Young Billy Young'' (1969), a sexy teacher in ''Pretty Maids All in a Row'' (1971), with Telly Savalas , a scary doctor in ''The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler'' (1971), and her best movie role as playing widow Wilma in ''Big Bad Mama'' (1974). TELEVISION WORK ''Police Woman'' After years of turning down many roles, due to her daughter's and John Wayne , both of whom acted with Dickinson earlier. On many occasions, she would even invite her sister to Guest - Star on the show. In its first year, it was a ratings winner among many other popular 1970 s Detective Series , and Dickinson was nominated for Emmys three times in a row for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, between 1975 and 1977 , but didn't win. She was also nominated for Golden Globes four times, between 1975 and 1978 , for '''Best TV Actress''', but won only once. While ''Police Woman'' was riding high, she along with Frank Sinatra would watch her friend ( Telly Savalas ) who sang some songs, during her vacation. As she was continuing to play the no-nonsense cop, her marriage was in such serious turmoil that she needed to slow down a little bit and concentrate on her daughter's Disability in 1977 . By the end of its fourth season in 1978 , ''Police Woman'' had by far its most complex season. The ratings were not just dropping, but her world was falling apart. Her daughter's serious Autistic Behavior required her to spend more time with her, as daughter Leah would not just have a professional carer, but to also needed be with her mother. Therefore NBC has decided to cancel the series after four seasons. But by all accounts, Dickinson enjoyed playing the best cop on the show and will always be best remembered for it. That same year, she reprised her role playing the same character on the television special, ''Ringo'', co-starring with Ringo Starr and John Ritter . LEADING 1980S ACTRESS After a two-year absence to spend time with her daughter and during which time she had her devastating divorce, she returned to the big screen with ''. 1990S AND LATER WORK In addition to co-starring with younger actress Uma Thurman in '' Even Cowgirls Get The Blues '' (1993), she also played Burt Reynolds's husband in ''The Maddening'' (1995), which was an impressive movie. She also co-starred with Rick Aiello and Robert Cicchini as their mother in ''The Don Analyst''. As the new millennium approached, she played an alcoholic woman in '' Pay It Forward '' (2000), and she also played Arliss Howard's mother in ''Big Bad Love'' (2001), the following year. And she came back to do a small role in '' Ocean's Eleven '' (2001), a remake of a movie that had been a hit more than four decades ago. PERSONAL LIFE In 1952 , Angie married Gene Dickinson, a former football player. While Angie was busy working on guest-starring roles, she was too busy making guest appearances and dating Frank Sinatra . The marriage ended in divorce in 1960 . She was married for some years to musician/composer Burt Bacharach , by whom she has a daughter, and was also rumoured to be one of John Fitzgerald Kennedy 's mistresses. When asked about the affair, she said,"It was the best 20 seconds of my life." In the early 1960s, she was also romantically linked to Frank Sinatra . After she was married, the following year, she had a daughter named, Leah Nikki, in 1966 , who was diagnosed with Autism . The couple divorced in 1980 . Dickinson is a recipient of the state of North Dakota 's Roughrider Award . FILMOGRAPHY
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